Rogers: U.S. should continue to support Egyptian military

By Bobby Cervantes

07/07/13 09:47 AM EDT

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said on Sunday the U.S. should "not try to circumvent the law by calling this something it is not," referring to the Egyptian uprising and military takeover of the country.

The Muslim Brotherhood was "using the instruments of democracy to try to Islam-Islamize" the country since President Mohamed Morsi's election, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) said on CNN's "State of the Union."

"The irony of us not following the law after the Egyptian crisis would be too much to handle," he continued. "I do believe the law is very clear on this."

"The president should come to Congress and make the case — I think there's a great case to be made here...that we should continue to support the military, the one stabilizing force in Egypt, that I think can temper down the political feuding that you're seeing going on now, and then help a process that will allow for multiple factions of parties and beliefs to participate," Rogers said.